Reference
Glossary
Every Carve term, defined.
The words Carve uses, and exactly what each means.
| Term | What it means in Carve |
|---|---|
| Coach | You — the account owner. Everything is scoped to you. |
| Family | A billing unit (the "Mercer" family). Holds the payment method and a wallet. Created automatically when you add a skater. See Families & CRM. |
| Skater / Player | A kid you coach. Belongs to a family; siblings share one. Has a development record. |
| Session | One skate: a rink, date/time, ice cost, your fee, and who's on it. See Sessions. |
| Group | A standing (recurring) pod of skaters, e.g. "Sat AM Skills." Generates sessions and takes bookings. See Groups. |
| Split | The per-family share of a session = their part of the ice + your fee. See How the split works. |
| Fee model | Per skater (each carries your fee) or flat (one fee split across the group). |
| Empty-seat rule | Who pays for unfilled seats: split among present (the skaters) or I cover empty seats (you). |
| Pack / Wallet | Prepaid dollar-value credit; each session auto-deducts a family's share. See Packs & wallets. |
| e-Transfer | Interac money you receive outside Carve; record it in one tap. See Payments. |
| Card on file | A family's saved card, chargeable when their wallet can't cover a session. |
| ACSS / pre-authorized debit | Interac bank debit at checkout (~1% capped fees); settles in 3–5 business days. |
| Recap | A per-skater log for a session: skill scores, a note, and an optional clip. See Logging & recaps. |
| Skill / Metric | A field you score 1–5 (Edges, Stride…). You define your own. See Skills. |
| Development plan | A skater's goals, milestones, homework, and season focus. See Players. |
| Season report | A shareable, print-friendly summary of a skater's whole season. See Season report. |
| Parent page | A skater's private /parent/… progress page. See What parents see. |
| Booking page | Your public /book/your-name page where parents request sessions. See Booking page. |
| Outstanding / floated | Money owed on past sessions you haven't collected yet. See Unpaid. |
| P&L / break-even | A session's revenue minus ice and fees; break-even = skaters needed to clear the ice. See Session P&L. |
| PWA | The installable, offline-capable app. See Install as an app. |